Futatsui (二ツ井町; -machi) was a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,421 and a population density of 62.96 persons per km². The total area was 181.40 km².
While Futatsui is the name of the settlement at the center of town, Futatsui actually consists of a collection of several villages at its outskirts. To the north is Taneume, to the east Tenjin, to the south is Nibuna and Tashiro, ...
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Futatsui (二ツ井町; -machi) was a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,421 and a population density of 62.96 persons per km². The total area was 181.40 km².
While Futatsui is the name of the settlement at the center of town, Futatsui actually consists of a collection of several villages at its outskirts. To the north is Taneume, to the east Tenjin, to the south is Nibuna and Tashiro, and to the west is Kirishi and Tomine.
Futatsui is famous for having the tallest virgin cedar tree in Japan, as well as a hill, Kimimachi-zaka-- named by the Emperor when he came to visit the town. Kimimachi-zaka is especially well known for its autumn leaves, and the park that covers the hill is extensive and well maintained.
The town has several small Shinto shrines, one of which, at the center of town, holds the heaviest portable shrine in the area. Locals carry this shrine across town on Children's Day (May 5th) as a climax to Golden Week....
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